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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Will they have to wait for the arrears payments?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: How soon after the uplift will we see the payment of arrears?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I had intended raising that issue because I have come across a number of cases where emergency situations arise, for example, somebody suffers a stroke and so forth, and somebody suddenly has to leave work. It is taking 12 weeks to process the application even though there is no means test.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: No.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I will add to that. In my experience it is taking the same length of time to process a carer's benefit application as to process a carer's allowance application. That makes no sense because there is a means test for the carer's allowance, which is a time-consuming process.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: It is a long time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if planned flood relief schemes on the lower section of the river Shannon (details supplied) will progress as planned; if they are to be delayed in view of the national children's hospital overspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an ASD unit to secondary schools in Limerick city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of establishing a redress scheme for victims of sexual abuse in primary schools; the number of applicants that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13526/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dietician Service Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 781. To ask the Minister for Health when a dietician will be appointment to King's Island Medical Centre, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meat processing plants that have applied for CNC licences to export beef products to China; the length of time CNC applications are taking to process; the reason for the delay; the progress status of the CNC licence application made by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13358/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the payments to a person (details supplied) have ceased; when they can expect to receive payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue in respect ofa disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13673/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a working family payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) since October 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14231/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (13 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment by payment type and county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12670/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (13 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement by county; the number who have had their payment increased over the prescribed limits in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12671/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (13 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who received an exceptional needs payment by county in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12672/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (13 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a carer's payment by payment type and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12673/19]